Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Veto of the Aberdeen
University Bill.
Both Houses Rushing Through Bust
ness with Rspidity.
A VETO,

Bismarck, March S-The governor
the bill locating the central Da-
kota university at Aberdeen.
COUNCIL.
La the council bills were introduced
By Mr.. Matthews, appropriation for
the militia deficit.
By Mr.. Campbell, for the payment of
newspapers furnished members of thu
legislature.
Council bills passed:
Providing for the collection of taxes
in incorporated cities; also authorizing
to fix attorneys fees notwith-
standing written agreement; also pre-
venting foreign attorneys foreclosine
mortgages; also providing mode of ap-
peals to the supreme court; also pre-
viding for the registration OF voters in
cities and towns Of over 400 voters; also
bills reImburslng the owners OF stock
killed by order of the board of health in
Olivet, Union and other counties, the
amounts being considerably reduced.
Collins railroad bill came up as the
special order. The section was stricken
out giving commissioners absolute power
to dix rates. This turned certain friends
against ths bill, aud it was defeated on q
tie vote, but subsequently reconsidered,
further amended regarding the compen-
sation and expenses of the commission
and finally passed unanimously.
The council passed the bill providing
for townships organization; relating to
Jury fees; also providing appeals from
county board Of equalization to courts:
also amending the law relating to court
proceedings in chambers.
Adjourned.
Bills were introduced:
By Mi. Williams, of Burleigh, relat-
ing to prairie fires.
By MIR. Aikens, establishing q public
school Law.
By Mr.. Walzmuth, pertaining to GER
tain public printing.
The house passed council bills.
Fixing the terms OF court in the sixth
district also the house bill appropriatlng
$34, 900 for the reconstruction Of the
Madison normal buildings with the
necessary amendments; also the council
bill for the CORPORATION of cities; also
the house bill relating to territorial
militia /; also appropriating $4,000 for
the maintenance OF VSs=::on univer-
sity; also appropfiating $53, 000 for the
maintenance aad Improvement Of Grand
Forks university; also appropriating
ST. 200 for the ~maintenRnce OF the Sioux
Falls p~enitentiary; also apprepriating
$25. 600 for the maintenance OF Spearfsh
normal school; also appropriating
$4,000 tor the maintenance
of the Madison normal school:
also relating to. compensation for
road supervisors; also regulating real
estate abstracts. Relating to building
loan associations: also providing for the
construction Of brldgas ACROSS navigable
streams; also authorizing railroad COM
panies to appoint police officers; also re-
lating to the organization Of counties;
also for paying mileage; also pertaining
to the compensation of commissioners
for stock brands and marks; also Great
Ing . public examiner for north and
south Dakota; also extending the usury
laws to the Black BILLS counties; also
providing for at experiment station in
Bookings college; also providing for
clerk OF Yankton county; also relating
to damages by vicious dogs; also per-
tanning to ditohing and drainage; also
appropriating $4,000 for maintenance
OF the Sioux Falls deafmute school; also
relating to government OF the Sioux
Falls deaf mute school; also Rppropriat-
ing $138, 900 for the maintenance Of the
Jamestown insane hospital; also appro-
priating $4,000 for the maintenance of
the Yankton hospital
Adjourned